Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صدق
Qur'an Occurrences
155 times across 49 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root صدق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root S-D-Q primarily means to speak the truth, to be veracious, or to prove true. It encompasses sincerity in words, actions, and intentions, contrasting with falsehood.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-d-q
Listen: وَصَدَّقَ 92:6
Root letters: ص — د — ق

Word Family Tree (68 forms)

All word forms derived from the root صدق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 124× Verb 31×

Concordance — 155 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root صدق appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (115) · Verb (31)

Noun (115 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:2 Noun
أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنۡ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ رَجُلࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَنۡ أَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ قَدَمَ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡۗ قَالَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرࣱ مُّبِینٌ ۝٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."
Jonah 10:37 Noun
وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ أَن یُفۡتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصۡدِیقَ ٱلَّذِی بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهِ وَتَفۡصِیلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah , but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds
Jonah 10:38 Noun
أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ فَأۡتُوا۟ بِسُورَةࣲ مِّثۡلِهِۦ وَٱدۡعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be truthful."
Jonah 10:48 Noun
وَیَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ۝٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Jonah 10:93 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ بَوَّأۡنَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ مُبَوَّأَ صِدۡقࣲ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ فَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ جَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَقۡضِی بَیۡنَهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ فِیمَا كَانُوا۟ فِیهِ یَخۡتَلِفُونَ ۝٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had certainty settled the Children of Israel in an agreeable settlement and provided them with good things. And they did not differ until [after] knowledge had come to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to diffe

Derived Forms (68)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
صَٰدِقِينَ ṣadiqiyna Noun 31×
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ lṣadiqiyna Noun 17×
مُصَدِّقًا muṣadiqanā Noun
صِدْقٍ ṣidqin Noun
صَدَقُوا۟ ṣadaquwā Verb
ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ lṣadaqati Noun
لَصَٰدِقُونَ laṣadiquwna Noun
وَصَدَّقَ waṣadaqa Verb
صَدَّقَ ṣadaqa Verb
ٱلصَّٰدِقُونَ lṣadiquwna Noun